Word: reagan
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...actors, but that was no trouble for Columnist Lolly, whose more than 400 daily outlets and strong Hearst connections are a potent argument in any studio discussion. Before long she had lined up Starlets Jane Wyman, Arleen Whelan, Susan Hayward, June Preisser, Warners' bit player Ronald Reagan for male contrast, Fox Press Agent Jack Mulcahy to manage the outfit-all borrowed at their regular studio salaries instead of the higher price usually paid for loan-outs. Happy Agent Morrison quickly booked them in seven cities at a flat rate of $7,500 weekly, $3,300 of which...
Michigan had Tom Harmon. Pennsylvania had Francis Xavier Reagan. Last week, as undefeated Penn went to Ann Arbor to tackle unbeaten Michigan, sportswriters set the stage for a Duel of the Century between two great halfbacks. Reagan's spectacular record this autumn almost matched Harmon's: ten touchdowns to Harmon's eleven, 156 yards gained a game to Harmon's 158. Reagan's superb punting, passing and running had made Penn a candidate for the mythical U. S. football championship...
...Reagan was nervous. He hurried his punts, twice passed into opponents' hands, made a net gain of only ten yards in twelve tries from scrimmage. Meanwhile Harmon rolled up his sleeves and went to work against the tough Pennsylvania line. In the first few minutes, thanks to a Penn fumble, Michigan had the ball on Penn's 19-yard line. Michigan faked a line buck, tossed a lateral to Harmon and he romped over for a touchdown. He also kicked the point. In the third period, in approximately the same spot, Michigan started what looked like the same...
...three games this season, George Munger's Quakers have amassed 147 points: 51-to-0 against Maryland, 50-to-7 against Yale, 46-to-28 against Princeton. What they will do when they meet Tom Harmon U is something Michiganders look forward to with mixed emotions. Francis X. Reagan, star of the Penn squad, has scored ten touchdowns in three games. In four games Harmon has scored eleven...
Penn has been building up to her bicentennial year for several seasons and has seven home games booked. The Quakers will have a veteran eleven on hand with Reagan, Rainwater, Chizmadia and a host of others back for their last campaign...